Look at all the green goodness growing in our backyard garden beds! Spring has finally sprung and it’s so nice to see boatloads {I mean raised garden beds} filled with leafy greens.
The French breakfast radishes are in tip top shape! My German neighbor Hudula has been eyeing these since she stepped foot in my backyard and I may have to check her pockets the next time she comes over to help.
I had to rip out the old broccoli starts and put the last of my homegrown ones in. I hope this set of broccoli does better than the last. If they don t’t make it we won’t be harvesting any broccoli this spring.
The cabbage is looking freakin’ awesome! Charlie Bucket’s mom would be so proud.
Cabbage and radishes. One cabbage decided not to cooperate. The only other cabbage plants I have available to stick in that spot is a red cabbage the is about a month behind. I’m not sure if I’m just going to leave the cabbage bed that way or stick the red cabbage plant in there. What do you think Martha would do?
Swiss chard. We will separate this next week and plant the extras over by the chicken coop.
Baby bok choy. Yum!
The square foot garden is looking great.
The beets are coming along. I’ll thin those once their true leaves are a couple of inches tall.
And look who decided to show up for work. The carrots! I don’t believe it. If you’ve every had to wait for carrot seeds to germinate before you know it can be total torture. But they are finally here and it’s time to celebrate.
And one last close up.
I wasn’t sure the artichokes were going to make it but they are bouncing back now that I am watering them a bit more. Sometimes it’s hard for me to find time to water all the vegetable beds so it’s kind of like survival of the fittest in the backyard garden.
I really need to get some sort of sprinkler or low drip set up going in the backyard but it seems like an awful lot of work and I’m not sure I’m up for it.
How do YOU keep your garden watered? Do you have any special tricks?
Keep Calm and Garden On!
~ Mavis
If you are looking for a pair of garden gloves, Atlas Gloves rule. I use them everyday in the garden and I especially love the textured fingers a palms. Not only are they great for gardening but also if you have prickly weeds or thorny bushes that need pulling.
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